Take-it-to-the-Box
Pharmaceutical collections now available at;
Floodwood City Hall
111 8th Ave West
Floodwood, MN 55736
Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
We accept: |
Not accepted: |
| Prescription medications in any form from households. •Pills and capsules •Blister packs •Creams and gels •Inhalers •IV bags •Liquids •Patches •Powders •Sprays •Vials |
•Needles •Syringes •Lancets •Thermometers •Medications from businesses |
Prepare your medication for disposal by leaving the medication in the original container, removing your name and personal information. Keep the name of the medication visible on the container, then bring the medication to the Floodwood City Hall to drop medication into the disposal box. All drop-offs are anonymous.
Prior to this program, people commonly disposed of leftover medications by throwing them in the trash or flushing them down a sink or toilet. However, rising concerns over the environmental impact of these practices (as well as the illegal use of prescription medications) have prompted officials to ask individuals to refrain from these disposal methods or from just keeping them in the medicine cabinets and forgetting about them.
The Take it to the Box program promotes the safe use, safe storage and, in particular, safe disposal of unneeded medication. The Floodwood community is serious about preventing medication misuse/abuse as well as environmentally safe disposal of unneeded medication.
If you know someone who has a large amount of unneeded medication but is unable to bring it in for disposal, friends or family members may bring medication to The Box for someone else. Please note: sharps/needles and infectious waste cannot be accepted.